Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Ghana

Access to basic sanitation in Ghana in 2024 — 31.6%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 25.9 pp.

2024 31.6% +1.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 178of 193
Period maximum 31.6%2024
Period minimum 5.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Ghana, 2000–20240102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 5.7%2001: 5.8%2002: 6.8%2003: 7.7%2004: 8.7%2005: 9.7%2006: 10.7%2007: 11.7%2008: 12.8%2009: 13.8%2010: 14.9%2011: 16%2012: 17.1%2013: 18.3%2014: 19.4%2015: 20.6%2016: 21.7%2017: 22.9%2018: 24.1%2019: 25.3%2020: 26.6%2021: 27.8%2022: 29%2023: 30.3%2024: 31.6%
Change over the period: +25.9 pp Annual average: 1.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 31.6%
World 82.2%
Western Africa computed 41.6%
Access to basic sanitation — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.6 +1.3 pp
2023 30.3 +1.3 pp
2022 29 +1.3 pp
2021 27.8 +1.2 pp
2020 26.6 +1.2 pp
2019 25.3 +1.2 pp
2018 24.1 +1.2 pp
2017 22.9 +1.2 pp
2016 21.7 +1.2 pp
2015 20.6 +1.2 pp
2014 19.4 +1.1 pp
2013 18.3 +1.1 pp
2012 17.1 +1.1 pp
2011 16 +1.1 pp
2010 14.9 +1.1 pp
2009 13.8 +1.1 pp
2008 12.8 +1 pp
2007 11.7 +1 pp
2006 10.7 +1 pp
2005 9.7 +1 pp
2004 8.7 +1 pp
2003 7.7 +1 pp
2002 6.8 +0.9 pp
2001 5.8 +0.1 pp
2000 5.7

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.